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To alleviate suffering, promote self-reliance and instill hope in Mozambique

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$413
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$594K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$650K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$348K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$594K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$492K
FY2021$475K
FY2022$983K
FY2023$569K
FY2024$594K
Expenses
$650K
FY2024▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$525K
FY2021$495K
FY2022$686K
FY2023$745K
FY2024$650K
Net assets
$348K
FY2024▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$303K
FY2021$283K
FY2022$580K
FY2023$403K
FY2024$348K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2001.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $576K Management & general 7% · $49K Fundraising 4% · $25K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$55,336Pt VII · Sec A
President
$8,812Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Becky Shiew’s $55K as President is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1265 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Becky Shiew$55,336$65,004$45,779——
Linda Harper——$36,000$38,000$8,500
Jennifer Brewer——$9,000$28,500—
Aly Brandon$8,812————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps Mozambicans overcome hardship, build independence, and find hope.

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1 program · $576K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide assistance and supplies for agriculture, home improvement, medical evaluations, latrines, bed nets, literacy, wells, childrens aid prevention & training to improve quality of life in Beira Mozambique.

$576Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$594K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$594K
Investment incomeLn 3$231
Money outPt IX
$650K
Ln 25
Programscol B$576K
Managementcol C$49K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$348K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$259K
Total assetsLn 16$348K
LiabilitiesLn 26$413
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$594K
Investment incomeLn 3$231
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$594K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$244K
SavingsLn 2$15K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$259K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$89K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$348K
LiabilitiesLn 26$413
Net assetsLn 32$348K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$302K$259K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$104K$89K
Total assetsLn 16$407K$348K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$413
Net assetsLn 32$403K$348K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$64K$64K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$199K$199K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$98K$74K$24K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$34K$25K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$55K$47K$8K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$150K$144K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$674
Total functional expensesLn 25$650K$576K$49K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $594K$650K−$56K$348K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $569K$745K−$176K$403K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $983K$686K$297K$580K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $475K$495K−$20K$283K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $492K$525K−$33K$303K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $594,286 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $568,739$594,055
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $319$231
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $569,058$594,286
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $272,568$271,398
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $472,705$378,518
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $745,273$649,916
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$176,215−$55,630
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $594,286 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$594,055
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$594,055
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $231$231
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $231$594,286
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $649,916 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $64,148$64,148
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $198,664$198,664
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,586$8,586
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $73,670 · Management $24,031$97,701
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $25,279$25,279
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,698 · Management $8,905$33,603
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $46,549 · Management $8,174$54,723
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,791$14,791
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $143,583 · Management $6,875$150,458
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,289 · Management $674$1,963
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $575,978 · Management $48,659 · Fundraising $25,279$649,916
Part X · Balance sheet $348,270 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $270,449$243,614
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $32,039$15,184
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $104,263$89,472
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $406,751$348,270
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,263$413
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,264$413
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $397,173$347,857
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $403,487$347,857
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $406,751$348,270
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $347,857 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$594,286
XI-2 Total expenses$649,916
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$55,630
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$403,487
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$347,857

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